Authors paint with words. Here, at the Author Appreciation Guild, we love the art they create & everything those words have given to us. We want to give something back. We offer concrit & advice guides; we want to help authors improve.

"Practice, practice, practice writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong." — Jeffrey A. Carver

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Writing is a form of art.

Whether you do it for entertainment, for yourself, or for an audience, there's always room for improvement. Perhaps you excel in a certain genre, but aren't quite as brilliant at a different one — perhaps you've nailed the canon characters personalities, but you're not quite as brilliant at creating an OC. Perhaps you just want to see what other authors have to say about

When it comes to writing, there's always room for improvement; the quality of your writing shouldn't be judged on the amount of reviews you've received. No matter how brilliant people say you are, you may feel that there's something you can improve on.

That's what these guides are for.

Each and every one of them — bar any written by concritters or BETAs — are written by authors, for authors. With each guide, I will include a link back to the author's profile so, if you want to follow up anything they've said or read any of their stories, you can do so. I'll also write a paragraph describing each author, beforehand.

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Guide: (noun): 1. One who shows the way by leading, directing, or advising.

There is in no correct way to write. Writing is all about expressing yourself and "Unleashing your imagination"; so do just that! In no way are any of the authors featured in these guides suggesting that there is only one way to write — and that you have to follow those guides strictly. No; that's not true.

These guides are exactly what the definition says they are; they're advice. They're designed to lead you along in the right direction, with friendly, helpful advice; however, that doesn't mean the author is always right. You can disagree. And, in no way am I saying these authors are higher than any other author; I can't find every brilliant person out there. I can only find a few. :)